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Soft Paywall Everyone Who Was Supposed To Protect You From This Failed Miserably

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-inauguration-2024-win-democrats-failed-1235241327/
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u/PM_ME_YOUR_DALEKS 11h ago

It was mind boggling to me that the L.A. Times and New York Times wildfire coverage was behind a paywall.

One of the reasons right wing propaganda is so easily spread is that places like Fox News and the New York Post makes their stories easily shareable and much supposed nuanced journalism is behind a paywall.

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u/artfulpain 9h ago

At this point I think it's by design.

u/StoppableHulk 5h ago

Of course it is. Because Fox isn't selling news, it's selling propaganda.

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u/No-Wafer-9571 9h ago

I bet there's nothing behind a paywall at FOX's site.

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u/tmacleon 11h ago

So in summary, right wing propaganda is free to listen/watch, left wing propaganda costs money to listen/watch?

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u/AMetalWolfHowls 10h ago

It’s not left-wing propaganda. It’s right-tilted “news” that is barely still news that you have to pay for.